Telltale Games Serves up Second Episode of Acclaimed Game
Series in The Walking Dead ‘Starved for Help’

San Rafael, CA – June 27, 2012 –
Leading publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games and
Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator and writer of
The Walking Dead for Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics, announced
today that,
'Starved for Help', the second episode of the game series
based on the critically acclaimed comic book series,
The Walking Dead, is now available for download.

In this tailored game experience, players get the chance to see
how their story continues based on the decisions that they made in
episode one,
‘A New Day.’

Episode 2 – Starved for Help is now available to
download on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game
and entertainment system from Microsoft, followed on Friday, June
29th on PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system (*North America. Other territories coming
soon). The PC and Mac versions of the episode will also be
available to download on June 29 from the in-game menu.

'Starved for Help', met with critical praise at the 2012
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), winning
GameSpy's
Best Adventure Game award.
IGN.com nominated
'Starved for Help' for
Best Xbox 360 Game, Best PC Game, Best PS3 Game, Biggest
Surprise, and
Overall Best Game of Show, saying "…
'gut-wrenching' doesn’t even begin to describe Episode
2”.Official Xbox Magazine said that Episode Two is
“…promising even more intensity than its
nerve-jangling predecessor.”

The Walking Dead is set in the world of Robert Kirkman's award-winning
comic book series. Lee Everett, a man convicted of a crime of
passion, has been given the chance for redemption in a world
devastated by the undead. Players experience life changing events,
meet new characters and familiar ones from the original comic, and
also visit locations that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sherriff
Rick Grimes.
The Walking Dead offers a tailored game experience - player actions,
choices, and decisions affect how the story plays out across the
entire series.

The Walking Dead: Episode Two - Starved for Help is the second in a series of five episodes. Each episode
is available for 400 Microsoft®Points on the Xbox LIVE
Marketplace for Xbox 360® and for $4.99 per episode or as a
$19.99 season pass on PlayStation®Network.
The Walking Dead is also available as a $24.99 five-episode season pass on
PC and Mac from the Telltale Online Store and other digital
outlets.

The Walking Dead: Episode Two - Starved for Help is rated 'M' (Mature) for Blood and Gore, Intense
Violence, and Strong Language by the ESRB.

Robert Kirkman's success and passionate advocacy for
creator-owned comics led him to become the first person invited to
become a partner at Image Comics since the company's inception
twenty years ago and he formed his own imprint there, Skybound, in
2010. Kirkman is the creator/writer of the Eisner
Award-winning
The Walking Dead, long-running
Invincible, all-ages
Super Dinosaur, The Astounding Wolf-Man, and new title
Thief of Thieves, among many others. Kirkman has
earned the respect of the comic, writing and television communities
and topped the New York Times bestseller list for graphic novels in
2011 and in April 2012, he took the top five spots on both the
hardcover and paperback lists. He's the creator/executive producer
and writer of the hit television show, AMC's The Walking Dead, the
highest-rated basic cable drama of all time in the U.S, also an
international success in 120 countries and 250 million
households. AMC just picked up
Thief of Thieves as a series with Kirkman serving as
creator/executive producer and writer.
www.Skybound.com is your destination for all news
and merchandise for Robert Kirkman,
The Walking Dead and all Skybound titles.

About Image

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded
in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since
gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the
United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman,
Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It
consists of four major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow
Productions, Shadowline and Image Central. Image publishes comics
and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style
imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime
fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists
and writers working in the medium today. For more information,
visit
www.imagecomics.com.

About Telltale, Inc.

Telltale is a leading independent developer and publisher of
games for every major gaming platform and is the pioneer of the
episodic delivery of digital gaming content. By developing games as
series and successfully releasing on a schedule, they create longer
consumer engagement than traditional games for each release.
Founded in 2004 by games industry veterans with decades of
experience, Telltale has quickly become an industry leader,
establishing the model for successful episodic game creation and
digital publishing. Telltale has sold more than 5 million episodes
since 2005. Telltale's reputation for quality has been established
across more than 25 published releases, winning numerous awards
including, "Adventure Game of the Year" accolades from publications
such as IGN, PC Gamer, GameSpy, and Adventure Gamers. Telltale has
also been recognized by mainstream outlets ranging from USA Today,
to The New York Times and Variety. Telltale is a fully licensed
third party publisher on Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, and Wii
and also publishes games on the PC, Mac, and Apple iOS platforms.
For more information visit
www.telltalegames.com.

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